The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 launch has been a bit of a strange one. As AMD's new absolutely top-dog flagship X3D CPU, you'd expect it to have arrived with some hype. However, not only did the company announce the product in a very low-key fashion, but come review time, it has chosen to only provide test samples to a handful of publications and YouTubers, rather than the usual spread of outlets. The reason for this apparent snubbing would seem to be that AMD knows this is a niche product that isn't going to be the best gaming CPU option for most PC gamers, but instead will be one that only makes sense for some niche workstation/gaming PC situations, and for those simply seeking the best of the best for the sake of having the best. Along with PC gaming publications like ourselves and PC Gamer missing out on review samples ahead of launch, general tech publications such as ComputerBase and TechPowerup, as well as prominent tech YouTubers, Gamers Nexus, were also left wanting.